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Can Pot Save Denver's Papers?

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver

Read More: Rocky Mountain News, Westword, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Drugs, War on Drugs, Legalize Marijuana, Westword-Marijuana-Critic, Denver Post, Denver News
Jessica Corry

As the loss of the Rocky Mountain News still lingers, the focus now turns to saving the publications remaining. Essential revenue could come from the most unlikely of sources. Marijuana.

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Denver Post Says It Has Retained 86% Of Rocky Mountain News Subscribers

Yahoo! News | 16 Mins Ago | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

Read More: Audit Bureau of Circulations, Rocky Mountain News, Dean Singleton, MediaNews Group, Newspaper Industry, Denver Post, Denver News

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Stopping the Presses: What Will Journalism Resemble in the Post-Print Age?

Wayne Trujillo | Posted 10.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Print Media, Rocky Mountain News, USA Today, Media, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Wall Street Journal, Internet Media, Denver Post, Death of Newspapers, Washington Post, Denver News
Wayne Trujillo

As I picked up several copies of the shrunken final edition of the Rocky Mountain News, I felt a sadness not only for that issue, but also for the physical transformation of the newspaper.

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All the News That's Fit to Link

John Tomasic | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado-Independent-Ethics-Commission, Colorado Republicans, Ethan Axelrod, Rocky Mountain News, Twitter, Michael Massing, Colorado Independent, New Media, Death of Newspapers, Colorado Republican Party, Huffington Post, Offthebus, Denver, Denver News
John Tomasic

Dear Colorado GOP: Twitter doesn't care what you think about the people on the other end; it just wants more of them. It's not a list-serve. It's the Twitter. You're either on it or you're off it.

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Publishers Want Their Slice of 'Linked-in' Economy

Jerry Lewis | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Rocky Mountain News, Business, Boulder Report, Denver Post, Arianna Huffington, Journalism, Denver, Boulder, Denver News
Jerry Lewis

One thing is for sure, the Denver Post is watching closely what happens with this Internet-only Huffington Post. I don't think it was a coincidence that the Post just announced a new advertising campaign.

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Rocky Mountain Independent To Launch Monday From Ex-Newspaper Staffers

AP | Posted 08.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Rocky Mountain Independent, Newspapers, Rocky Mountain News, Media News

DENVER — A Denver-focused daily Web magazine led by former staffers of the defunct Rocky Mountain News and others plans to officially launch Mon...

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Is It Too Late to Save (Newspaper) Journalism?

Aaron Harber | Posted 07.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Rocky Mountain News, Newspapers, Cyber News, Rocky Mountain News Closing, Death of Newspapers, Aaron Harber, Journalism, Newspaper Industry, Denver Post, Media News
Aaron Harber

Turning around the industry means turning around the country. It could easily be a two-decade process.

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Rocky Mountain Independent: Former Rocky Mountain News Staffers To Launch Online Magazine

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 06.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Rocky Mountain Independent, Newspapers, Rocky Mountain News, Media News

DENVER — After splitting from financial backers of one online news venture, some former staffers of the defunct Rocky Mountain News plan to laun...

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Writers at the End of Print

Giles Slade | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

Read More: USA Today, Rocky Mountain News, Apple Iphone, John King, San Francisco Chronicle, Nancy Grace, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, New York Times, Amazon Kindle, Ebooks, Newspapers, Kindle, Books, Death of Newspapers, Online Books, Unemployed Writers, Media News
Giles Slade

It is now much easier and cheaper to publish a book than ever before.

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InDenverTimes.com: Ex-Rocky Mountain News Staffers Plan Denver News Website

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 04.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Rocky Mountain News, Newspapers, InDenverTimes.Com, Rocky Mountain News Closing, Media News

DENVER — With backing from three entrepreneurs, staffers of the recently shuttered Rocky Mountain News plan to start an online news publication ...

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The New Muckrakers: Can Celebrity Gossip Outlets Fill in for our Failing Newspapers?

Lisa Dale Norton | Posted 04.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Rocky Mountain News, Britney Spears, San Francisco Chronicle, Muckraker, Bernard Madoff, Hearst Publications, Inside Edition, Celebrity News, Rory Waltzer, Fourth Estate, Tmz, Media News
Lisa Dale Norton

Is it possible that in this midst of the rubble in the collapsing newspaper industry we are witnessing the rise of the new muckrakers?

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Jason Linkins

Colorado Representative Apologizes For Cheering Rocky's Demise

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polis Disses Rocky, Rocky Mountain News, Rocky Mountain News Closing, Polis Apologizes, Jared Polis, Politics News

Jared Polis, a Democratic member of the House Of Representatives from Colorado's Second District, has apologized after remarks he made gloating over t...

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Colorado Congressman: Demise Of Old Media Mostly For The Better

AP | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media

Read More: New Media, Old Media, News Media, Rocky Mountain News, Jared Polis, Media News

DENVER — A Colorado congressman told bloggers that they and other new media are responsible for the demise of the Rocky Mountain News and other ...

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What We Lost When We Lost Rocky -- Paper First Exposed Teen Torture

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Boot Camps, Tough Love, Rocky Mountain News, Media, Abuse, Wwasps, Teens, Rocky Mountain News Closing, Death of Newspapers, Media News
Maia Szalavitz

Just last week, Denver lost the Rocky Mountain News and before its website disappears, I wanted to share an example of just how much newspapers matter.

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Rocky Mountain News Web Traffic Surges In Final Days

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Rocky Mountain News Final Issue, Rocky Mountain News, Denver Newspaper Agency, RockyMountainNews.Com, Rocky Mountain News Closing, Media News

The website of the Rocky Mountain News, the Scripps paper that closed on Friday after it was unable to attract a buyer, experienced a surge in web tra...

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Authors of Our Own Demise

Ed Madison | Posted 04.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Rocky Mountain News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Newspapers, Media News, Media, Media News
Ed Madison

It's not too late for the media business, if we are willing to meet mighty challenges with bold and immediate action.

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Rocky Mountain News Says Goodbye

Rocky Mountain News | The Rocky | Posted 03.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspaper Industry, Rocky Mountain News Final Issue, Newspapers, Rocky Mountain News, Scripps, Rocky Mountain News Closing, Denver-Colorado, Media News

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to you today. Our time chronicling the life of Denver and Colorado, the nation and the world, is over. Th...

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When You Don't Understand the Business You're in, You're Screwed (Good-Bye Newspapers)

James Boyce | Posted 03.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Layoffs, Job Losses, Rocky Mountain News, Death of Newspapers, Media, San Francisco Chronicle, Newspaper Closings, Media News
James Boyce

Ironically, delivering news through new media is cheap, fast and easy. Readers made the transition, it's just too bad so many newspapers, with so many good people, never did.

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Denver Mayor: "This Is A Sad Moment In The History Of Denver And Colorado"

AP | ALYSIA PATTERSON and CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 03.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Newspapers Closing, Rocky Mountain News, Rocky Mountain News Closing, Rocky-Mountain-News-Final-Issue, Ken Salazar, John Hickenlooper, Mayor John Hickenlooper, Media News

DENVER — Citizens, politicians and competitors raised a tribute Thursday to Colorado's oldest newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News, which is publi...

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Rocky Mountain News Final Edition To Be Published Friday

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 03.29.2009 | Media

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DENVER — The Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's oldest newspaper and a Denver fixture since 1859, will publish its last edition Friday. Owner E.W....

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Rocky Mountain News Put Up For Sale

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 01.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspaper Industry, E.W. Scripps, Newspapers, Rocky Mountain News, Scripps, Media News

DENVER — The Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's oldest newspaper, was put up for sale Thursday after its owner, E.W. Scripps Co., said it lost abou...

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Denver Convention 1908: When Candidates' Families Called It As They Saw It

Kate Kelly | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Denver Convention, Rocky Mountain News, 1908, John Kern, VP Candidates, Indiana, Politics News
Kate Kelly

John W. Kern, a well-liked Democratic politician from Indiana, became his party's choice for vice president in 1908: On July 11, 1908, The Rocky Moun...

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